Sophomore guard DJ Horne's 16 points were not enough for the Redbirds in their loss to the Indiana State Sycamores. The Redbirds couldn’t stop Cooper Neese, who put up 17 points in the 73-65 Sycamore victory. The first half started by Josiah Strong scoring the first five points for ISU, but the Redbirds could not handle the shooting ability of Neese. Neese scored six straight points for Indiana State and […]
NORMAL- The Illinois State women’s basketball team fell to Valparaiso Friday evening in Redbird Arena by a score of 75 to 58. The third quarter proved costly for the Redbirds as they were outscored by the Crusaders 29 to 12. After a tight first half the Crusaders came out hot and stayed hot the rest of the way, shooting 11-of-22 from three-point range and 21-of-46 from the field. Meanwhile the […]
It was a hard fought battle at Redbird Arena, but the Illinois State Women’s basketball team pulled off a thrilling win over the Valparaiso Crusaders. A few trips to the free throw line for both squads led them to a 68-68 tie at the end of regulation. However, Mary Crompton led all overtime scorers with six points to secure the home victory. The redbirds improved to 6-2 on the season […]
Image courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL Ill- the Illinois State University athletic department held a press conference over Zoom Thursday morning to welcome new Athletic Director Kyle Brennan to the staff. Brennan comes to ISU after spending time with the University of Utah’s athletic department. Brennan attributed the tradition of Redbird athletics as what drew what drew him to the position and credited the potential the program presents. “When I look […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL , Ill.- Redbird Football quarterback Brady Davis has announced that he will not be participating in the upcoming spring season to prepare for the NFL draft. Davis started 21 games over two seasons for the Redbirds after transferring from Memphis. In 2018 he was named to the Missouri Valley Football Conference All-Newcomer Team. Last season he threw for 1,570 yards and nine touchdowns before suffering […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL, Ill. - Illinois State University has appointed Kyle Brennan Director of Athletics. Brennan succeeds Larry Lyons who announced his retirement after 33 years with the university. Brennan will become the 12th athletic director in school history. Prior to this position he served as the University of Utah's chief operating officer and deputy athletics director for internal operations. He brings more than 16 years of athletic […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com The Illinois State football team announced that Sam Ojuri has joined the program as running backs coach. Ojuri, a Barrington native, comes to the Redbirds after spending two years with the University of Wyoming as a graduate assistant. His primary focus with Wyoming was working with tight ends and fullbacks. Ojuri brings some familiarity with the Missouri Valley Conference, from 2009 to 2013 he was running […]
The Illinois State Redbirds come out victorious against the Chicago State Cougars, with a final score of 91-62. Coming into the game, the Cougars were already down to six men and two coaches. Despite having a limited roster, the cougars got off to a hot start against the Redbirds. The Redbirds opened the game down six points in the first five minutes. It was a slow start for the Redbirds, who started […]
Photo courtesy of goredbirds.com NORMAL- An empty Redbird Arena set the stage for the return of Illinois State’s women’s basketball team, dropping Saint Xavier 61-48 in the team’s 2020-21 season debut. The raucous fake crowd noise and supportive cutouts made for an atmosphere that was anything but normal, yet instead hopeful. “I am so thrilled that our team got to compete today. Tomorrow it would have been nine months since we played at Indiana State, […]
